Sat. 4/19/14 12:20am
Bootsie:
YES! Thank you. I SO don't want to be one of those women who dresses too young then turns around and has that jarring oldface. But sometimes I think I am. Or will be. And my friends can't be trusted to tell me if I've crossed that line. Because they are, too.

Sat. 4/19/14 12:26am
Bootsie:
And I totally I.D. with the trying to dress for work at my new job so I don't stand out. But somehow I misfire more than occasionally. I draw the line at makeup though. Except concealer. And eyebrow dye is awesome.

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Sat. 4/19/14 1:01am
fleep:
The Tidy Cat has baking soda, that neutralizes the piss smell, we never smell cat pee. The solid matter, if buried sufficiently, is also masked, but our prima donna like to show off her work, for some reason.

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Sat. 4/19/14 1:04am
JakeGould:
@bobdoesthings: All the hippie cat owners I know love the “World’s Best Cat Litter”. Made from a corn base which I hear is good for asthmatic cats. Yeah, I know these things. www.worldsbestcatlitter.com

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Sat. 4/19/14 1:12am
JakeGould:
The thing about cats using the toilet. Since they are mainly nocturnal, what if they do their business at night & even flush the toilet. Kind of noisy.

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Sat. 4/19/14 1:12am
bobdoesthings:
oh man.. I wonder how long it would take to train my cat for that.. I keep the door closed because he likes to knock all my soap/toothpaste/brush off the counter and onto the floor..

Sat. 4/19/14 1:54am
P-90:
Cory: I'm a dog person and a cat person, had and known lots of cats, I feel like I'm pretty familiar with that species. But, while I've seen the occasional "leash cat" that's comfortable going for walks outside its home turf, but I've never had or personally known one. The cat literature (and you know how much of that is out there) rarely mentions leash cats, or how they are trained, what the pitfalls to watch out for are etc.
Do you walk your cat in a city, with noisy traffic, other animals around, etc?

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Sat. 4/19/14 2:02am
Cory:
P-90, you would be surprised by how quickly the kitty will adjust

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Sat. 4/19/14 2:03am
Cory:
the only things that freak-out The Doctor are joggers and the street-sweeping vehicle.

Sat. 4/19/14 2:05am
P-90:
.......skateboards? When they go zooming by out of nowhere?
I figure it's a matter of conditioning them while they're still very young as you say, but still, when I see the occasional leash cat out on the town, I'm puzzled, it seems contrary to whatt I know about the feline temperament

Sat. 4/19/14 2:13am
P-90:
@ bobdoes: That's the thing, feral cats do fine in cities when they grow up in the gritty realities of street life. But the housecats I've known are usually not comfortable leaving their home turf, they get nervous and apprehensive, like furry little Woody Allens

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Sat. 4/19/14 2:15am
Cory:
i have pictures of him as a kitten wrapped up in my series 12 scarf

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Sat. 4/19/14 2:22am
Cory:
bobdoesthings, you will find out that your cat has musical preferences. The Doctor hates John Coltraine (this causes major problems). He is very cool with Strength Through Failure (this causes no problems). He is also a metal fan.

Sat. 4/19/14 2:23am
P-90:
@ cory: oh right, you're the one with the FMU cat, trying to figure out how to hit the keyboard just so, to get to the playlist...

@ bobdoes: actually, I feel like we've been sketching notes for the lyrics of a Bowie-esque Glam-rock song. "Even the coolest cats can take a fright/when startled by the sight..."
The song's about a real cool city cat named The Doctor who's good to go inside or out, he's got an eye for the uptown girls, the "leash cats"....Everything in the song could be read as literally about cats or as metaphors for hipster life in the city...

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Sat. 4/19/14 2:25am
bobdoesthings:
@cory.. oh I know.. first night I got my cat I had Nico - Chelsea Girl album playing.. he really responded negatively to that one weirder experimental track on the first side.. not into dissonant tones I guess.. And forget about Albert Ayler

Sat. 4/19/14 2:27am
P-90:
Yeah, i have noticed that most cats seem to be cool with Metal.
Also Prog rock, believe it or not. It makes their ears twitch, in a good way

Sat. 4/19/14 2:29am
P-90:
@ bobdoes: I suggest trying him on the extended live version of "Sweet Jane", that always works

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Sat. 4/19/14 2:30am
bobdoesthings:
I think...if anything.. me giving him constant exposure to WFMU has been a beneficial thing for him.. I mean.. before living with me.. who knows what kind of trash he was in to...

Sat. 4/19/14 2:32am
Dr Greebler:
Sue it's so great to hear you back on wfmu! Please do a weekly set again - please please please!

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Sat. 4/19/14 2:34am
bobdoesthings:
@dr greebler - I'm with you buddy. I love me some SGH. still rolling through archives. This show should be apart of the weekly schedule! One of the bests.

Sat. 4/19/14 2:34am
P-90:
I would guess that regular exposure to FMU would be beneficial to any large species of mammal. I've seen notably good effects with several girlfriends, another example

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Sat. 4/19/14 2:51am
bobdoesthings:
@P-90 - seems to be so.. I am a bit intoxicated admittedly.. and I use pop-up because of the convenience.. but.. comparatively, better on the side of the stream to my itunes.

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Sat. 4/19/14 2:53am
bobdoesthings:
however the accu-playlist options in the pop-up make it a convenience issue.. it's so great to flip thru tracks on archives on the pop up.. as opposed to the streaming track on itunes..

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Sat. 4/19/14 2:55am
bobdoesthings:
then again.. never listened to archives on the other options.. more investigating shall be done.